dmharris
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Here is Guinness!
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Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers - anyone own one?
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dmharris
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Guinness with his new dad - Doug
This gives you a sense of Guinness's height although his hair is 4 inches long. He will be shaved soon as his hair is all matted at the base. Good thing it's summer!
This gives you a sense of Guinness's height although his hair is 4 inches long. He will be shaved soon as his hair is all matted at the base. Good thing it's summer!
dmharris
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One more, he's such a good boy!
I'm glad he's working out so well. The first few days could have been difficult while all the "adjustments" were being made to each other.
Sue
Sue
I know.... We back onto a major city conservation area famous for its dog runs. There are large "on leash" and "off leash" areas and so we have no excuse -- except for weather! This past winter in the northeast was probably the snowiest in 20 years, and on some days the drifts could be 3-4 feet high before clearing by city crews. We had winter-long snowbanks, over 5 feet high, on our back patio. So not quite sure what doggies & owners can do on the blizzardy days --I'll have to ask my neighbours with retrievers and labs how they did their walk/run routine.
He just has a "friend" look to him, this time of year I get the urge to own a dog, I don't know how my four munchkins would take to it but the added incentive of possible unconditional tail wagging has a certain appeal to it.
But the what do you do with them in the winter question has always kept me from getting a new four legged buddy. My husband just had a fence put up on either side of the house to keep the "cats" in. I wish someone would explain to him that fences don't keep cats in but he is a little bit hard-headed. I think he might actually have a dog in the back of his mind.
We ran across a couple walking a wheaten a few years back while on a trip and really liked the dog. I remember how soft the coat was. Once you get him shaved down I bet the coat comes back in soft and fluffy. I shave a couple of my cats because they just get too furry and eventually matted to be able to work with. They are always happy to be shaved and prance around.
Good Luck with your new wheaten.
But the what do you do with them in the winter question has always kept me from getting a new four legged buddy. My husband just had a fence put up on either side of the house to keep the "cats" in. I wish someone would explain to him that fences don't keep cats in but he is a little bit hard-headed. I think he might actually have a dog in the back of his mind.
We ran across a couple walking a wheaten a few years back while on a trip and really liked the dog. I remember how soft the coat was. Once you get him shaved down I bet the coat comes back in soft and fluffy. I shave a couple of my cats because they just get too furry and eventually matted to be able to work with. They are always happy to be shaved and prance around.
Good Luck with your new wheaten.
dmharris
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He's got a nice smile. You can see him. How can he see you?
Hopefully a professional groomer will help his visability! He seems to manage just fine; it would drive me crazy to have all that hair in my eyes! I keep pushing it back. Do you think he'd look cute with barrettes? :hysterical:
dmharris
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Hi Robert,
Yeah, we've been BUSY! Do try to connect on the way back home!
Yeah, we've been BUSY! Do try to connect on the way back home!
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He looks great. Have fun. I'm jealous. Now I can see why you drove so far.
I'm still working on getting my dog brought about from a TUG thread about a lost greyhound.
We are going to be putting up a deer/dog fence. The main obstacle is still the CAT. We want either a Borzoi or a Silken Windhound and they are sight hounds who will probably go after any little thing that moves.
Our cat went right up to our neighbors previous and present collie! Perhaps, the collies have been raised with cats.......For a long time I had thought that the cat had belonged to those neighbors before he found us.
BTW, our neighbors have 2 cats in a kennel! DH says he can hear them when he's outside. I never hear them. They previously kept two barking dogs in the kennel.
I'm still working on getting my dog brought about from a TUG thread about a lost greyhound.
We are going to be putting up a deer/dog fence. The main obstacle is still the CAT. We want either a Borzoi or a Silken Windhound and they are sight hounds who will probably go after any little thing that moves.
Our cat went right up to our neighbors previous and present collie! Perhaps, the collies have been raised with cats.......For a long time I had thought that the cat had belonged to those neighbors before he found us.
BTW, our neighbors have 2 cats in a kennel! DH says he can hear them when he's outside. I never hear them. They previously kept two barking dogs in the kennel.
He's so cute! Glad it's working out!
What a cute boy! Congratulations..I'm glad you got him. Have fun with him!
dmharris
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You won't believe this!
Guinness got groomed! We think he has not been clipped ever, so now he's nice and unmatted so we can care for his hair properly. He looks like a 50's rockstar with a pompadour! He went to the vet afterwards and the vet concluded there was some skin infection from the mats, so he's on antibiotics. I hated to lose his cuteness, but it will grow back.
Guinness got groomed! We think he has not been clipped ever, so now he's nice and unmatted so we can care for his hair properly. He looks like a 50's rockstar with a pompadour! He went to the vet afterwards and the vet concluded there was some skin infection from the mats, so he's on antibiotics. I hated to lose his cuteness, but it will grow back.
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dmharris
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Guinness loves his new daddy!
dmharris
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Guinness update
Everything is going well. He is such a puppy and thinks everyone and everything is a toy. We're teaching him to be calm around us, other dogs, our cats, etc. He seems to be settling in nicely. We have to kennel him for two nights when we take our daughter to New Rochelle for her internship, which I hate to do and expect we'll see some regression when he's back home. Our boarding kennel is great and they will take good care of him. When we get back I'm going to start training him on our Invisible Fence. Once he is trained on that, he will have more freedom and be able to run without us holding on to him. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Everything is going well. He is such a puppy and thinks everyone and everything is a toy. We're teaching him to be calm around us, other dogs, our cats, etc. He seems to be settling in nicely. We have to kennel him for two nights when we take our daughter to New Rochelle for her internship, which I hate to do and expect we'll see some regression when he's back home. Our boarding kennel is great and they will take good care of him. When we get back I'm going to start training him on our Invisible Fence. Once he is trained on that, he will have more freedom and be able to run without us holding on to him. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
I think his new haircut is adorable.
Sue
Sue
michelle
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Both with hair, and without, he is the spitting image of my Travis!
DH and I both grew up with dogs, but once we got our Wheaten, we were sold and I could not imagine having any other dog! He is now 5.5 years old, and I we have 2 kids, aged 2 and 4, but he has always been nothing but gentle. He would not even play tug-o-war with the kids, and that is his favourite game!
He has to go to the doggy salon about 5-6 times a year to get a cut. On the plus side: he doesn't shed! Even though his hair is short-short in summer, he hates summer and prefers to stay inside and lie on the air-con vents. Does not like to be walked in the heat. But in winter, he loves to be outside, and will even lie down on the snow until he is called in. Last year we gave him a hair trim in December, but he was still not cold at all (He was born in november in Minnesota... could this have anything to do with it?)
He rarely barks, is very friendly, eats only when hungry, isn't very jumpy, and is low energy when compared to other terriers. On the negative, he does not get on with other male dogs - this is a common trait amongst male Wheatens, so I would warn you to keep an eye on Guinness when around males!
Good luck!!
DH and I both grew up with dogs, but once we got our Wheaten, we were sold and I could not imagine having any other dog! He is now 5.5 years old, and I we have 2 kids, aged 2 and 4, but he has always been nothing but gentle. He would not even play tug-o-war with the kids, and that is his favourite game!
He has to go to the doggy salon about 5-6 times a year to get a cut. On the plus side: he doesn't shed! Even though his hair is short-short in summer, he hates summer and prefers to stay inside and lie on the air-con vents. Does not like to be walked in the heat. But in winter, he loves to be outside, and will even lie down on the snow until he is called in. Last year we gave him a hair trim in December, but he was still not cold at all (He was born in november in Minnesota... could this have anything to do with it?)
He rarely barks, is very friendly, eats only when hungry, isn't very jumpy, and is low energy when compared to other terriers. On the negative, he does not get on with other male dogs - this is a common trait amongst male Wheatens, so I would warn you to keep an eye on Guinness when around males!
Good luck!!
Having had terriers, poodles, English Springers, goldens and Bernese Mountain dogs, all but the terriers were easy. If you decide to get one from a breeder, visit onsite and look at the parents so you'll have an understanding of the temperament to expect. If from a shelter or a rescue, just be sure you have an easy going dog, not one that appears fearful, shy or aggressive, because there could be some behavoirs that could crop up that you might not be as comfortable handling. The puppy test that is easily found online that covers reaction to noise, tugging on them, laying them on their backs and all is a good way to see what your potential dog's temperament is.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
He;'s a beauty !
What a beautiful dog Guiness is !! And so lucky to have a loving home.. to many happy years ahead.. we have a little cairn and she is just fabulous and we love her to bits...
What a beautiful dog Guiness is !! And so lucky to have a loving home.. to many happy years ahead.. we have a little cairn and she is just fabulous and we love her to bits...
I know I asked this before but in the many pages of the photo images thread but you may not have seen it with so many pages of new photos after that. Is his hair supposed to be in front of his eyes like that? Why is that? Do these terriers have weak eyes? How can they see? I always made sure that our little poodle could see out of her eyes even if her hair got too long between a grooming and the groomer did too when she groomed her so they don't do this with little toy poodles.
I know you like bigger dogs and that you just lost one as I read that in this forum. I am so sorry for your loss but you are giving love to another rescued dog and he is so lucky. We preferred a little lapdog and she was always on our lap and competed with our two cats who also wanted to be there so had them often trying to jump up jump at the same time but we found a solution by putting Pumpkin, the dog, next to me on the chair and the little cat (Waltie) on my lap and the bigger cat (Taffy) on my husband's lap. What a joy they all were when they lived with us and now the bitter sweet memories because I wished they still were all here with us but we live longer than pets.
I just read the other thread where PrettyKities lost her cat and about the loss too of your Joshua. Such a sad experience to go through but life goes on but we can treasure their sweet little personalities as each cat or dog is so unique but all are loyal pets.
Oh Diane, I missed this picture. I should have looked first before commenting on the other picture I saw so the eyes should be clear.
Your husband loves the dog and the dog loves him. All I can say is that both are lucky and most likely the whole family too. I have read that long haired dogs stay cool in the summer because of the hair or fur. Our little dog would get real long hair but then it was too difficult for me to comb and brush her so I had to have her groomed. I never had it cut real short because I prefer the longer look. She never liked walking in the sun either so we walked her early in the morning or after dark and she would sit and wait in front of the door until we would take her out. She made us walk!
I need to find my pictures of our little dog. She was adorable but this was before the time of the digital camera. We also had other cats I have no digital photo images of. Can all of you find your old pictures and negatives from so many years ago? I can't but I know we still have them.
This would be a nice project to do one day and then scan them and make digital images of them so I can upload them to my photo albums online. I can always find them there. michelle
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Wow, this is interesting! Would never have thought! Will see if I can find out more.
Travis' hair is extremely thick, and we do notice that he is more active after a cut. I too prefer the longer look, but just looking at how happy he is after a cut, makes us go as short as possible. (That, and the fact that the shorter the cut, the longer we can wait in between cuts, as it is not cheap!)